Yamaha TQ5

The TQ5 was an entry level FM Workstation in a keyboardless, sparsely
decorated desktop unit. It takes after the smaller line of FM synthesizers
like the DX-100, DX-21,
DX-11, TX81Z, and
FB-01. These featured 4 FM operators per
voice, and 8 voices of polyphony. And like the latter three, 8-parts multitimbrality
was featured. The TQ5 also had easy "Quick Edit" keys to access some basic
parameters for instant tweaks. The TQ5 was capable of many of the good (and the bad) sounds
FM synthesizers made.

The TQ5 featured built-in digital effects and an 8-track sequencer (with
8 song capacity) rounding out the "workstation" aspect of this machine.
Designed for use as a stand-alone FM workstation or as a MIDI module, the TQ5
was poised to bring high-end FM sounds to entry-level users. Unfortunately
it was released at a time when the DX and FM synthesizers were becoming less popular
in the market, so the TQ5 tanked. Really low second hand prices
help it to retain its original purpose...to provide an FM workstation for
entry-level for musicians on a budget.

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